This 47-Year-Old Woman Just Became a First-Time Mom...After Having No Idea She Was Pregnant

There's nothing worse than a bad stomach ache—the pain can be truly unbearable. But when 47-year-old Judy Brown of Beverly, Massachusetts, went to the hospital for the terrible stomach pains she was having, she got the shock of her life: She wasn't sick—she was pregnant and in labor.

Er...what?

Judy, who gave birth on Wednesday, told WCVB that doctors said to her, "It's good news: There's no blockage, you are pregnant, and you are going to have her now!'" Yep, Judy and her hubby of 22 years ended up having a little girl they named Carolyn Rose. Judy says her bundle of joy is already a daddy's little girl. She said that she and her husband Jason's approach to having kids was always, "If it happens, it happens."

Obviously, the question on our minds is: How does a woman not know she's knocked up? Judy told WCVB that she had attributed her weight gain and changes with her body to getting older. According to the National Institute on Aging, the average age women experience their last period is 51, but some women stop having theirs in their forties, so it's not totally outrageous that Judy didn't know she was expecting.

Christina HeiserChristina Heiser is a health reporter and writer specializing in overall wellness, nutrition, and beauty and skincare; she has held previous staff positions at Women’s Health, Everyday Health, and Webedia.

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